Trees that grow high on mountainsides live a rough life. Constantly battered by wind, rain, snow and ice, they are stunted in height, bent, and broken. This log bears silent testimony to endurance, and the adage that sometimes you have to bend if you don’t want to break.
Photo Credit – Lynn Abbott
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Gnarled and Twisted, I thought you were gona talk about me. You forgot about lighting. Also, as one traverses the higher elevations and has a view of the undulating tree covered mountain tops, the tree tops appear like a freshly mowed lawn. It is as though nary a tree would stick a twig above its neighbor for fear of being clipped by the elements. War Eagle
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I think you meant “lightning”! But yes good point, the extremes of weather keep everything in check.
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Strong enough to bend; sometimes it takes strength to bend.
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Very true!
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